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Egg Decorating Techniques




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Spongeware - Moisten a small household sponge and squeeze out as much water as possible. Cut into 1" and 1½: pieces. Pour acrylic paint into a margarine tub or lid. Dip sponge into paint. Dab onto newspaper to remove most of the paint, then dab onto egg. Use one or two colors of paint, letting dry between each colors

Rubber Band Tie-Dye - Use narrow or medium-wide rubber bands. Wind a band around the egg, twist, change direction and wind around again. Continue until band is snug. For more wraps, repeat with a second or third band. Dye egg and let dry. Carefully remove rubber bands.

The Great Rub-off - Brush rubber cement onto an egg to make any simple designs you want - stripes, stars, circles, dabs, squiggles or curly Q's. Let cement dry. Dye the eggs and let dry. Use your thumb to gently rub off the rubber cement.

The Tissue Trick - No dyes or paints needed for this technique! Simply dampen the white egg. Crumple up small pieces of bright-color tissue paper and dab on to the egg. Pigments in the tissue paper will come off, giving you a delicate, sponged look.

Stars of the Show - Dye egg first. Stick on gummed or adhesive back metallic or colored stars.

Victorian Pictorial - Dye egg first. Use tacky glue or rubber cement to glue on silhouettes of any kinds. Either cut your own from origami paper or purchase black, precut silhouettes from craft shops.

Polka-Dots - Dye egg, let dry then stick on dots. Little dots are the least expensive stickers. You can find them OfficeMax.com , the least expensive I've found.

Stickers Away - Star with a white egg or one dyed a light color. Apply press-on numbers, stars, dots, you name it, onto a dry egg. Dye egg to a dark shade, using a different color if it's the second dyebath. Let dry, then carefully remove the stickers.

Easy as ABC - Gently attach 1/4"or 1/2" press-on letter or number all over a white egg. (press-ons are sold at art supply stores.

Strip-Stencil - Dye egg first or use a white egg. Cut masking tape into narrow strips and use these to wrap egg in several directions. Paint the spaces with acrylic paint-use one or more colors. Let dry, then carefully peel off the tape. Your might also polka-dot the areas which were covered with tape, using a felt tip marker.

Pencil Stamping - Work on a white or pastel-dyed egg. Pour a little acrylic paint into a shallow pan or margarine tub lid. Dip the eraser end of a pencil into the paint. Press gently onto the egg, then lift straight up. Repeat to create flower clusters, stripes or other patterns. Try this process using the pencil point instead of the eraser for the finer lines and dots.